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Author Subacius, Giedrius.

Title Upton Sinclair, the Lithuanian jungle : upon the centenary of The jungle (1905 and 1906) by Upton Sinclair / Giedrius Subacius.

Imprint Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2006.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  813.52 Si62juDs 2006    ---  Axe Inventory 2024
 Axe Haldeman-Julius Collection  813.52 Si62juDs 2006 c.2  ---  Lib Use Only
Description 102 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Series On the boundary of two worlds : identity, freedom, and moral imagination in the Baltics ; 5
On the boundary of two worlds ; 5.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [91]-94) and index.
Contents 1. Sinclair's sources and his choice of Lithuanian characters. Sinclair's method of gathering material for his novel ; Immigrants in the Chicago Stockyards ; Two main Lithuanian sources for The jungle ; The wedding, Kaztauskis's story, and Lithuanian. -- 2. The Lithuanian language. Sinclair's passion for foreign languages ; Lithuanian words and phases ; Surnames. -- 3. Specific locations. Carey's dump ; Back of the Yards ; The wedding feast saloon ; The church of the wedding ceremony. -- 4. Conclusion.
Subject Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968. Jungle.
Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968 -- History and criticism.
Lithuanian language -- History and criticism.
ISBN 9042018798
9789042018792
Standard No. OHX har065012317
NLGGC 294685650
YDXCP 2434945

 
    
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